FINNISH (Uncontracted)
TABLE DESIGNATOR
fin
(The initial translation table for a translation is determined by the selected template, and may be changed using the Document / Translation Tables menu. Using those menus does not involve explicit use of the table designator. However, in cases where it is necessary to switch to a different translation table partway through a file, the designator for the table being switched to is required; see the general description of the [lnb~...] command for further details.)
FUNCTIONAL SUMMARY
The Finnish Uncontracted tables support print-to-braille translation of Finnish-language literary text in grade 1 (uncontracted) braille only.
Automatic hyphenation of the braille (that is, automatic introduction of assisted-hyphenation codes during the translation to braille) is supported by default, though it can be turned on and off by translation codes.
REFERENCES, HISTORY AND CREDITS
These tables were developed by Duxbury Systems, Inc. The original September 1997 version was based upon the information given for Finnish in "World Braille Usage," a joint publication of UNESCO and the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Washington, D.C. (1990). They were updated in May 2002 per later information provided by Marja-Leena Kartovaara of the Finnish Library for the Visually Impaired.
Duxbury Systems is also grateful to Mr. Reijo Juntunen of the Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired for further clarifications and in particular for providing rules for Finnish braille hyphenation.
(Documentation reviewed: July 2010.)
Duxbury DBT: Braille Translation in Many Languages.
